Life Summary - Samuel (Sam) Aarons

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Aarons, Samuel (Sam) (1895–1971)

	Aarons, Samuel (Sam) (1895–1971)
Born	21 October, 1895 Prahran, Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Died	January, 1971 (aged 75) Western Australia , Australia
Cultural Heritage	American English
Religious Influence	Jewish
Related Entries [View as tree]	Cameron, Annette Elizabeth (wife) Aarons, Laurence (son) Aarons, Eric John (son) Aarons, Jane (mother) Healy, James (colleague)
Occupation*	public servant (1914-1916) Federal, Australia anti-conscriptionist (1917-1918) Victoria, Australia shoe/boot repairer (1920-1934) New South Wales, Australia communist (1930-1946) New South Wales, Australia communist (1946-1971) Western Australia, Australia
Key Events*	Spanish Civil war, 1936-39 (supported Republicans)
Key Organisations*	Friends of the Soviet Union (committee member, 1933-1937) Communist Party (national) (organiser, 1940-1955)
Political Activism*	anti-conscriptionist (activist) Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1930-1946) Communist Party (WA) (member, 1946-1971)
Workplaces*	Dept of Customs (federal) (public servant, 1914-1916)

* Dates are approximate

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